Eat your hearts out, petrolheads! Inside story here.

According to Gizmodo, Obama’s Cadillac has several high tech features, including

• It can withstand rocket impacts and it’s perfectly sealed against biochemical attacks.

• Petrol tank: Can withstand a direct hit thanks to a special foam and armor-plating.

• Bodywork: made of dual hardness steel, aluminum, titanium, and ceramics to “break up posible projectiles”.

• Tyres: Kevlar-reinforced with steel rims underneath so it can run away no matter what.

• Accessories include: Night vision cameras, pump-action shotguns, tear gas cannons.

• Comes with bottles of blood compatible with the President’s blood.

Helpful cutaway diagram here.

Eight miles per gallon, since you ask. No data on emissions from 6.5 litre diesel engine. Top speed 60mph. Zero to 60 in, er, 15 seconds. This is one the Top Gear headbangers won’t be reviewing.